Busy, bored, distracted, inside. These four words describe much of what ills modern culture. In contrast, God invites us to live that are unhurried, curious, interested, and outside, and God does so by asking us to practice the Sabbath.

Busy, bored, distracted, inside. These four words describe much of what ills modern culture. In contrast, God invites us to live that are unhurried, curious, interested, and outside, and God does so by asking us to practice the Sabbath.

One of the more popular parables Jesus ever told was the parable of the Sower. Ultimately it's a lesson about what it takes to "bear fruit" in your life. It doesn't start by examining the the fruit itself, or even the tree. It starts with the seed hitting the ground. There are different types of ground that the seed falls on and only one kind ultimately can produce fruit. That type of good ground in our lives doesn't come by accident. Before we can experience spiritual growth and ultimately produce fruit, we must lay the ground work.

One of the more popular parables Jesus ever told was the parable of the Sower. Ultimately it's a lesson about what it takes to "bear fruit" in your life. It doesn't start by examining the the fruit itself, or even the tree. It starts with the seed hitting the ground. There are different types of ground that the seed falls on and only one kind ultimately can produce fruit. That type of good ground in our lives doesn't come by accident. Before we can experience spiritual growth and ultimately produce fruit, we must lay the ground work.

Modern culture is in the mist of an epidemic called "hurry sickness." Our lives are too fast and out of control, and while we sense it we don't know what to do about it. But Jesus does. He invites us to a life of rest, but it's a life that also takes work and discipline to discover.

Modern culture is in the mist of an epidemic called "hurry sickness." Our lives are too fast and out of control, and while we sense it we don't know what to do about it. But Jesus does. He invites us to a life of rest, but it's a life that also takes work and discipline to discover.

Matthew 7:1 may be the most misused and misunderstood verse in all of the Bible. What did Jesus mean when he says, "Judge not...?" Is there ever a right time and a right way to Judge someone else?